I never said anything re: live in that reply. And have always promoted a mixer for live.
But that wasn’t what I was debating.
It was ease of sound. The switch is not a good argument 
I’m extremely tired and suffering corona confinement derangement. I apologize
(Not sick, just going bonkers…touchy)
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I’m not really arguing whether a mixer is ‘better.’ I’m asking people who like using them which ones they like most and why
For live - Boss BX’s coz their preamps have really nice saturation, and the summing somehow sounds right - and they’re small.
For mixdowns, my mate’s 1970’s Cadac!
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Is there a modern equivalent to the Boss mixers? (Multiple stereo channels with faders).
The tascam model series is the only thing I can find with multiple USB I/o
More as in 2+ like the 24 has 22 ins over USB meaning I can apply diffrent daw effects to different channels. Are there other mixers like this?
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The Zoom LiveTrak series.
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Soundcraft mtk do have all channel in or out via usb.
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The PreSonus StudioLive mixers do too.
It would be nice to see a feature comparison chart of these all.
Most that i see has more input than output channels as you might expect.
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… which is very useful and attractive option, with a low cost, and often gets overlooked.
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your conversion already outclasses what actual “pros” use, so what exactly is a “pro” level mixer supposed to be to you? transparent?
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Patchbay
Love it
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I work exactly same way- mackie vlz204, machines and laptop.
I no longer compose with a laptop.
Just recording, effect and post production
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Or colored in a way you might like 
I’ve been wanted to do analog summing as well, which can be beneficial. Of course that also begs the question of a dedicated summing box. Mostly, I think having a nice mixer to route all my bleep bloopers into could be very nice
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I personally enjoy having a pretty neutral sounding mixer, and adding colour simply by routing signals through auxiliary gear.
I actually skipped over pretty much every prosumer-grade mixer out there and went straight to a console. It was still really cheap, but when you have a monitor controller and patchbay integrated, the workflow is simply completely different.
At the end of the day, with my new experiences from getting my own mixer, I don’t think I will ever go back to worrying about having tons of channels of the best conversion again
If you don’t have a patch bay I actually recommend you start with this first, then acquire a mixer.
To give you a specific mixer recommendation, I think a Midas Venice 240 is a safe bet. It not only has a great reputation, but it is especially revered by people who enjoy using a lot of synths and drum machines.
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oh yeah i saw that as well!
What console do you have?
Love my Presonus studiolive 32sc
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neotek essence!
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That was a cool looking mixer. Is it an in-line mixer? There is very few real studio consoles for sale here in Norway, but I’m always looking out for a good deal. But I’m really happy with my Ghost. Even if it’s more of a prosumer mixer.